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Supporters Clash With Protesters at Trump Rally

Thousands gather in Syracuse to hear the New York-native, Republican frontrunner speak

By PHOEBE KELLER

“Get ’ em out of here, get ’ em out, ” Donald Trump waved a hand to supporters and officers escorting protestors from his rally in Syracuse on Saturday afternoon

“You know the safest place on Earth is at a Trump rally,” he proceeded Outside the Oncenter, sirens flashed from a barrage of police cars barricading the building

Trump’s event in Syracuse preceded the New York primary, which will take place this Tuesday A recent Quinnipiac University poll gives Trump a comfortable lead in the state with 55 percent of Republican support, followed by Gov John Kasich (R-Ohio) with 20 percent and Sen Ted Cruz (R-Tex ) with 19 percent

Thousands of supporters crowded the venue to hear from the Republican frontrunner, who is also a New York native As inevitable as the proliferation of hats

promising to “Make America Great Again” was the throng of protestors trailing Trump’s team

“I’m going to be very loyal to New York, to New York State,” Trump, stationed in front of a row of American flags, promised the crowd to uproarious applause “I’m going to be loyal to you because this is my place ”

Inside, Syracuse’s Oncenter appeared radically transformed from the modest venue that had housed Sen

Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) and his supporters just a few days before Gone was the open press pen, whose flimsy fencing had allowed reporters to mingle with attendees, and the raised platform which had centered Sanders on the arena ’ s floor, surrounded by his crowd

Trump addressed his supporters from a stage secured by vigiliant support staff and security guards, raised on a stage at the venue ’ s forefront All press were relegated to a secured area in the back of the arena where they were regularly booed by Trump’s supporters, occasionally at the candidate’s suggestion

Throughout his speech, Trump explicitly sought to combat his growing reputation for divisiveness, stressing that his movement seeks to “bring the country back together for everybody ”

“You know people don’t think of us when they hear of unification,” he said, sounding perplexed “I’m a unifier I’m someone who gets along with people, all people We’re going to get along great The workers we ’ re going to get along so great ”

Chelsea Clinton Met With Protests in Ithaca Sophie MacLeod ’14 Dies After Battle With Depression

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Chelsea Clinton while she was voicing her belief that her mother, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, would make the “best president” she can imagine

At a rally in Ithaca on Monday, C

tenacity, bipartisan efforts and advocacy for minority groups She began by explaining that this election is uniquely important to her, as the New York State primary will be the first presidential election she will participate in since she became a mother to her

Charlotte and to the child she is due to deliver this summer

“I found I could care more about politics, in this election than I have before, because I understand, whoever we elect to be our next president will play a profound role in the country, and future, that my children, and all of our children, will grow up in,” Clinton said

At this moment in Clinton’s speech, a woman from the audience stood up at the front of the room with a sign that said, “End Support of Oppressive Regimes,” and began admonishing Hillary Clinton for her support of the Israeli and Saudi governments Several members of the audience

Sophie MacLeod ’14 died the weekend of March 25 from a prescription drug overdose while on medical leave from Cornell after a long battle with depression She was 23

“She

“Many of you will remember Sophie as a vibrant young artist, a talented violinist, and a young woman with a unique global background and perspective,” said Dean Kent Kleinman in an email sent to students and faculty in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning “We mark her untimely passing with sorrow ”

The daughter of American foreign correspondents, MacLeod was born in Johannesburg and lived in South Africa and France before attending high school at Cairo American College in Egypt, where she was a member of the national honor society, sang in the choir and played violin in the orchestra, according to her father Scott MacLeod At Cornell, MacLeod studied Fine Arts in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and brought a unique perspective to her studies, according to the email

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Pao Bhangra Celebrates College Dance Groups

Fifteenth annual event united teams from around the country and on campus

By BARBARA ESUOSO Sun Contributor

Cornell Bhangra, an Indian folk dance group, hosted its 15th annual Pao Bhangra show on Saturday One of the biggest shows on campus, the event is listed on 161 Things Ever y Cornellian Should Do Saturday’s show brought together Bhangra teams from Massachusetts, Ohio and New Jersey They were joined by some of Cornell’s performance groups including Sabor Latino Dance Ensemble, Break Free HipHop, Big

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For the event, performers dressed in a panoply of colors as they danced in coordination to artists including The Chainsmokers, Rihanna and Fetty Wap-infused East Asian music

“ When you watch Bhangra, it’s really dazzling and colorful,” Gabriela Vega ’19 said “I think it has such positive energy which really captivates a lot of people ” Fion Chu ’19 agreed, saying that she

Jumping for joy | Some alumni who performed at Cornell Bhangra’s annual performance on Saturday had been members of the team when they made it to the quarter-finals of America’s Got Talent in 2014

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“I thought the show was awesome, ” Chu said “I really liked the energy and that they incorporated a lot of diverse dance groups ”

The show regularly sells upwards of 2,700 tickets, according to Mahak Goel ’16, copresident of Cornell Bhangra “Cornell Bhangra is like a family,” she added

The show also presented a performance by the Bhangra alumni, some of whom were on the team when it made it to the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent in 2014

Going on the show was an great experience, according to Goel

“It was a huge learning aspect to have to adapt what we learned on stage to the screen, ” Goel said “ We had a lot of people of a lot of different ages working together, so it was a great bonding experience ”

Goel added that the collaborative nature of Bhangra is one of the things she loves about it

“ We’re just an exhibition not a competition, so what’s unique is that it’s all about Bhangra It’s all about going out there and having fun with people who also enjoy it,” Goel said “Bhangra literally means to be intoxicated with joy For the members of the team, and hopefully for the audience, after they watch Bhangra or perform it, they feel happy and are able to let go of the stresses of daily life ”

Barbara Esuoso can be reached at be89@cornell edu

Cornell Student Encourages Reality on Social Media

By STEPHANIE HENDARTA Sun Contributor

Despite the prevalence of mental health issues among college students, Anusha Jain ’17 said she never saw any trace of it on social media In response, she launched a social media campaign last week d #iamnotperfect to encourage people to look beyond the facade people display online

#iamnotper fect encourages people to post pictures that accurately portray themselves, along with stories of personal struggle Through the campaign, Jain also encourages people to tag three of their “seemingly-perfect friends” to take up the challenge of sharing their stories

Jain said she believes we need to look at social media to solve the problem of mental health

“When you go on social media, people paint a fairytale-like image of their lives, from pretty pictures to fabulous vacations,” Jain said

“Many people, myself included, can ’ t help but feel alienated when seeing people’s constantly perfect lives ”

Jain said the constant feed of people’s celebratory life moments or, as she called it, “highlight reels,” is unrealistic Outside of social media, the perfect image often can ’ t be further from the truth

“#iamnotper fect is supposed to act as the first step of addressing mental health, which is to realize that we are not alone in our problems and it’s okay to struggle,” Jain said “It’s okay to fall down and it’s okay to fail ”

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“It’s difficult to get an exact number on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, since people just post through their friends, but from what I can see, people are really connecting with the idea,” Jain said “For some reason, it’s really taken off in India, which really shows how worldwide this issue is ”

“When you go on social media, people paint a fairytale-like image of their lives ”

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So far, the campaign has gained significant momentum in India, according to the Times of India

Earlier this week, Jain said she estimated the total number of participants in the campaign to be in the hundreds and continuously

In addition to promoting the #iamnotper fect campaign, Jain also founded PEAP, an organization that strives to erase the stigma of mental health through the sharing of stories

“PEAP, which stands for peace

in pain, has a mission of wiping mental illness off of the face of the Earth,” Jain said “The system on our website allows people to feed in the difficult situation that people are in before giving you a list of stories of how other people have gotten through similar problems ” Jain said she hopes PEAP, along with the #iamnotper fect campaign, will help raise the mental health awareness on campus and around the world

“It’s important to break the cycle of ‘perfection’ on social media,” Jain said “I want #iamnotperfect to be a way for people to be open to sharing their failures and struggles with difficulty, because our failures, just like our successes, are an essential part of who we are ”

Cornellians Develop Ropes for Military Use

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Contributor

A group of Cornellians have teamed up with Advanced Design Consulting in Lansing, N Y to develop a synthetic rope for hoist systems used in the U S naval rescue helicopters

The group includes Prof Leigh Phoenix, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and three Cornell graduate students

Tim Lai, Matias Werner and Sarah Choe

The Navy currently uses steel wire ropes for its hoist systems, according to an ADC The new synthetic rope aims to solve the difficulties these wire ropes present

“The current steel rescue cable system results in electrostatic discharge which currently delivers electric shocks to rescue divers as they make contact with the water or ground,” Phoenix said “A synthetic cable would eliminate that problem and also be lighter and less

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The team collected and interpreted data on the properties of various types of materials during the development process, according to Lai He added that the winch used in the hoist system also needs to be redesigned to accommodate the behavior of the new materials

“We have to develop a synthetic rope by picking appropriate fiber types and geometries to fit this application and conduct testing

to meet all navy specifications,” Werner said “Because integration of these synthetic ropes into the current hoist system is not perfect, we also need to figure out a way to integrate the two seamlessly so the system works as intended ”

Werner said that working in close collaboration with ADC and Phoenix has been “different from what I’ve done so far ”

“This type of project exposes students to the most recent high-strength

fiber materials, mechanical str uctures and coatings and lubricants at a depth that cannot be taught in courses at the level required, if at all,” Phoenix said “Future employers want to see this type of involvement [because] experiences such as these have a huge impact on students’ future careers and the paths they follow ”

Trump, Supporters Deny ‘Divisive’ Campaign

Others attendees express fear at rally, disagreeing with supporters who say Trump unifes people

Trump also lauded the diversity of his supporters, stressing that he is “winning in every category, ” in the polls, with Americans young and old, male and female, black and white

Attendee and Trump supporter Richard Ulbricht ’18 echoed Trump’s proclaimed message of cohesion, arguing that Trump’s message is one “ not a lot of politicians are voicing it’s actually about true unity among people ”

“This is not a campaign of dividing,” he said “This is a campaign that understands that people don’t vote in a block based on skin color People vote based on a variety of issues that matter to them ”

However, Siyu Yang ’16 who attended the rally out of curiousitywith a group of Cornell’s Chinese international students said she did not feel that Trump fostered an accommodating or inclusive atmosphere

chants of angry protestors clashing with those decked in Trump gear “He’s not a unifier at all He’s been causing the most hate out of any of the candidates ”

Trump appealed to New York State and Syracuse residents specifically in claiming that he would return jobs to workers in the region, saying, “jobs will bring us together ”

“Syracuse you ’ re being drained,” he said “I give you credit that you stay here You love your community, you love it’s beautiful your people you love your house Just hold on folks because I’m bringing [the jobs] back It’s going to be brought back ”

Trump added that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would “take any jobs remaining in Syracuse” and accused politicians of fabricating a five percent unemployment rate, saying the statistic was “made up by politicians to look good ”

“We were really scared at the rally we were talking in Chinese and we got dirty looks.”

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“Our real number is in the 20’s,” the candidate boomed from the stage “And honestly, if it was really five percent I wouldn’t have all these people here ”

“We were really scared at the rally we were talking in Chinese and we got dirty looks,” she said “I don’t know how he can stand there and say things that are absolutely not true ”

Aysha Seedat, the president of Syracuse University’s Student Association and the undergraduate representative on the school’s Board of Trustees she also protested the rally outside the Oncenter She also mocked the candidate’s proclamation of unity

“Does he look like he’s unifying people? Absolutely not, ” she said, speaking over the

Before the event began, a disclaimer echoed from the loudspeaker “Mr Trump respects first amendment rights,” a voice proclaimed “Protestors have the right to demonstrate do not touch or harm the protestors ”

Over the course of Trump’s speech which lasted approximately an hour about six skirmishes resulted in the removal of protestors from the venue Each time, Trump paused as the roar of the crowd grew louder, the candidate interrupting only to bemusedly praise his supporters ’ loyalty

“Move it on out, ” he said, watching as

one protestor was shuffled out of the crowd, heckled by protestors “I love my people If you go feel good doing that just go ahead Get ’ em out get ’ em out My people are the greatest ”

Many of Trump’s supporters said they did not believe that candidate was responsible for either creating or cultivating an atmosphere of violence or hostility toward protestors or press members at his rallies

“[The protestors] almost set up to do that on purpose they were right in front of the media,” said Jack Scruton, a retired veteran and Trump enthusiast “I couldn’t see them because I was three from the front row I don’t think he’s really encouraging it The press is using him as saying he’s bringing vio-

lence but it’s not really his fault ” James Dolittle did not deny the rally’s tense atmosphere but said the incidents with protestors “riled the crowd up, so they were kind of fun ” When asked if he would help remove a protestor from the arena he answered, “Maybe ”

After asserting that his rallies are the “safest places” on Earth, Trump continued to credit his supporters for their loyalty to him and to each other

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Friends, Family Remember MacLeod’s Passion, Creativity

In addition to her studies at Cornell, Sophie also worked at t h e d e s s e r t b a r a t Ma d e l i n e ’ s restaurant for a year and a half and at Argos Inn, where she was

a f f e c t i o n a t e l y k n ow n a s “ t h e chemist” for her “craft cocktail

c o n c o c t i o n s , ” a c c o rd i n g t o MacLeod

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“One of the biggest characteristics I really loved about her was how passionate she could get in how much she loved her friends

o r h e r f a m i l y o r e ve n g re e k yogurt, ” Donohue said Donohue remembers specifically how much MacLeod loved baking

“ It w a s a r t w o rk w h e n s h e b a k e d a n y t h i n g Eve r y t h i n g looked like it should come out of a magazine,” she said Aliana Heffernan ’14, said that a f t e r m e e t i n g Ma c L e o d w h e n they lived together in Risley Hall, MacLeod’s became one of her best friends

“She had such a creative mind, from her photography to her c o o k i n g , ” He f f e r n a n s a i d “Sophie just had a certain way of seeing things She also had the weirdest sense of humor, but she could always crack me up even if I was absolutely miserable Her c re a t i v i t y a n d h e r o f f - c o l o r h u m o r, t h a t ’ s w h a t I ’l l m i s s

most ” Her father added that most of her friends believed Sophie would succeed in her battle with depression

“It was a struggle she was determined to win, and nobody a ro u n d h e r d o u b t e d t h a t

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touched the hearts of everyone in her intersecting circles of friends, mentors and family members, who she loved dearly and who so dearly loved her ” T

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Campaigning for Hillary, Chelsea Clinton Faces Protesters

Champions mother’s positions on healthcare, campaign fnance reform

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Clinton continued, saying she believes that, putting her new role as a parent aside, the 2016 presidential election “would still be the most important election of my lifetime ”

“[This is] why I have such deep concern in my heart and my h e a d , a n d w h y I s o s t ro n g l y believe that my mom is the only one who can help us navigate through this moment in time,” she said

Healthcare

Clinton shared her belief that her mother is qualified to be president, citing the resilience and determination she exhibited during her 1993 and 1994 attempts to create a universal healthcare system, the Health Security Act in spite of the plan’s failure due to conservative opposition

“Of all the things people have accused my mom of, even recently, no one has ever accused her of being a quitter,” she said “And she doesn’t let the pure be the enemy of the good So she spent three years building a bipartisan coalition to pass the Children’s Health insurance program That program now insures over eight million American children ”

According to Chelsea Clinton, her mother’s bipartisan accomplishments also include her work with Senate Republicans during her two terms as Senator

Since Democrats will likely not have control of the House of Representatives until 2022, her mother’s experience is a key reason that she should be the next president of the United States, according to Chelsea Clinton

“It matters to me that my mom has been able to work with e ve n t h e m o s t c o n s e r va t i ve Republicans, the godfather of the Tea Party, Tom Delay (R-Tex ) to overhaul adoption process out of the foster care system in the year 2000,” she said

COLA Interruption

As Clinton was speaking about her mother’s bipartisan successes,

s e ve r a l s t u d e n t m e m b e r s o f Cornellians Organized for Labor Action stood up and demanded that Clinton recognize the dire conditions of laborers in Qatar

“ We a re h e re , b e c a u s e t h e Clinton foundation has accepted

m i l l i o n s f ro m F I FA a n d t h e Qatari government, ” the students read “You, and your foundation have suppor ted debt bondage, forced labor, and wage slavery By w o rk i n g w i t h Qa t a r yo u a re responsible for the deaths of over one thousand construction work-

e r s Yo u h a ve b l o o d o n yo u r hands We are here as Cornell students, because you are a trustee of Weill Cornell Medicine whose campus in Qatar promotes these same conditions and holds no regard for human rights ”

As the students ended their speech, a majority of the audience began chanting, “Hillar y ” The students simultaneously chanted, “Hey Clinton, step off it, put people over profit,” as they walked out of the rally

C l i n t o n re s p o n d e d t o t h i s demonstration, saying she regret-

ted that the protesters had left before the question and answer session, when she “could have had a chance to respond and maybe we could’ve had a conversation ”

“I don’t mind being interrupted, and I think one of the great things about being an American is that we have free speech,” she said “I also think that free speech comes with a responsibility to listen, so I have a responsibility to listen ”

Common Values

Clinton said her mother has championed equality for women and the LGBT community during her many positions of public i n f l u e n c e i n t h e p a s t s e ve r a l decades She added that she finds her mother’s advocacy efforts a stark contrast to the behavior of Re p

nees

“I never thought I’d see in my lifetime, certainly not in 2016, the normalization of hate speech within the Republican party, of the almost daily diet of racist, and sexist, Islamophobia, and antiworkers rights, and the list just goes on and on, ” she said

Rather than fostering discrimination against LGBT communities, Hillar y Clinton advocated ending it globally by expecting American embassies around the world to report on the treatment of the LGBT community within that countr y, according to her daughter

She also said her mother created the “fast track asylum treatment ” to allow LGBT activists who are being prosecuted in their country to quickly apply for asylum in the United States

“She made it clear how countries treated girls and women, LGBT people would affect how it was treated by the American government and in American foreign policy priority,” Clinton said

Not a ‘Single Issue Country’

Before opening the discussion up to questions, Clinton emphasized that the United States is not a “single issue country, ” which is something that she thinks her mother and Sen Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) differ on

She said that in Thursday’s debate, Sanders only spoke about t h e c o u r t s i n t h e c o n t e x t o f Citizens United and campaign finance reform, while her mother has both “ethical and personal” re a s o n s t o o p p o s e C i t i ze n s United

“Being my mother’s daughter, it’s hard to think anyone cares more about overturning Citizens Un i t e d t h a n m y m o m d o e s , ”

Clinton said “Citizens United was set up in 2007 with literally one mission: to destroy her 2008 presidential candidacy ”

Clinton also said her mother not only believes that the new appointee to the Supreme Court m u s t a d vo c a t e f o r c a m p a i g n finance reform, but that she also believes “that we also need someone who considers Roe v Wade as established by law ”

Question and Answer

An audience member asked Clinton to clarify her mother’s position on fracking calling it an important issue for Tompkins

County voters and pointing to “ a lot of back and forth” in her mother’s stance

“My mom very much supports what President Obama has tried to do with his executive orders, which establish strong minimum standards on things that we know are harmful, like methane, to add depth limits,” Clinton said

However, she said her mother is not opposed to fracking in places where it is deemed safe

“She supports working with communities where it seems to be safe, where it’s never harmed anything like Nebraska, which is much different land than New York,” Clinton said “The EPA should always have the first and last word ”

When an audience member asked how he should advocate that fellow college students vote f

plan to allow students to graduate from college debt-free represents

Sanders’ free public college proposal

“If you listen to even very liberal, progressive governors, who support public education, [they say] we don’t have the budget to do this,” she said “Of the 31 states with Republican governors, 29 have cut budget to education It is comforting to me that my mom wants people to graduate debt-free and get programs that

Clinton campaign | Above: Chelsea Clinton speaks at an Ithaca rally on Monday Below: Ithacans protest the event by carrying signs critical of various aspects of Hillary Clinton’s political career

matter to all students, like Pell grants ”

In her concluding remarks, Clinton praised her mother as the best president she could imagine, even while acknowledging that she is somewhat biased in her recommendation

“I am deeply biased, and I don’t pretend other wise, but I

hope my children feel towards me the way I feel toward my mom, ” Clinton said “I couldn’t imagine a better grandmother to my children than my mom And I couldn ’ t imagine a better president for all children than my mom ”

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District 3: Titus Towers II at 798 S Plain St

District 4: South Hill School at 520 Hudson St

Second ward:

Districts 1 and 3: GIAC at 301 W Court St

District 2: Titus Towers II at 798 S Plain St

District 4: TC Public Library at 101 E Green St

Third ward:

Districts 1, 2 and 3: Belle Sherman Annex at Cornell St

Fourth ward:

District 1: St Luke Lutheran Church at 109 Oak Ave

Fifth ward:

District 1 and 2: Fall Creek School at King and Aurora St

District 1 and 2: Alice Cook House at Stewart and University Ave

In support of Hillary Clinton for president

To t h e E d i t o r :

We a r e v o t i n g f o r H i l l a r y R o d h a m

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Letter to the Editor To t h e E d i t o r : I n t h e 1 9 9 0 s , Pr e s i d e n t B i l l C l i n t o n d i d n o t r o l l b a c k t h e R e a g a n R e v o l u t i o n h e c o m p l e t e d i t H e u s h e r e d i n a n e r a o f m a s s i n c a r c e r a t i o n , s i g n e d i n t o l a w g r o t e s q u e “ w e l f a r e r e f o r m ” l e g i s l a t i o n t h a t w r o u g h t h a v o c o n t h e A m e r i c a n p o o r a n d s t o o d b e h i n d i n s i d i o u s a t t a c k s o n t h e r i g h t s a n d l i v e l i h o o d s o f L G B TQ A m e r i c a n s T h e U S h a s n e v e r r e c o v e r e d f r o m t h i s s h a r p r i g h t w a r d p o l i t i c a l s h i f t , n o r h a s t h e D e m o c r a t i c Pa r t y B u t i n t h e p r im a r i e s t h i s y e a r, v o t e r s h a v e a c h a n c e t o s a l v a g e t h e D e m o c r a t i c Pa r t y ’ s s t a t u s a s t h e e l e c t o r a l c h a m p i o n o f w o r k i n g p e o p l e I f y o u d i s a v o w t h e t o x i c r o l e o f m o n e y i n p o l i t i c s , t h e r e i s o n l y o n e c a n d i d a t e w h o s t a n d s w i t h y o u b y r e f u s i n g d o n a t i o n s f r o m m a s s i v e s u p e r PA C s I f y o u r e j e c t t h e i n t e r n at i o n a l v i o l e n c e o f t h e U S m i l i t a r yi n d u s t r i a l c o m p l e x , t h e r e i s o n l y o n e c a n d i d a t e w h o h a s s t o o d u p t o t h e w a r - m a c h i n e b y o p p o s i n g r e g i m e c h a n g e a b r o a d I f y o u a r e a g g r i e v e d

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Whether you are an undergraduate, graduate, or professional student, I encourage you to vote Your next student trustee will be part of the body that is charged with “supreme control” over the University, and will have influence over significant opportunities and challenges.

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i m p o r t a n t e l e c t i o n i s t h a t t h e c a n d i d a t e s a n d t h e i r s u r ro g a t e s a c t u a l l y v i s i t w h e re yo u l i ve Ye s t e rd a y m o r n i n g , I we n t t o h e a r C h e l s e a C l i n t o n s p e a k i n

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C o r n e l l o r a n a t i o n a l p o l i t i c a l i s s u e , vo t i n g i s a w a y t o g i ve a c t i o n t o yo u r b e l i e f s a n d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n yo u r ow n s y s t e m o f g ove r n a n c e Se l e

Com men t of the day

“It’s much easier to “do what you love” (whatever that means) if you’ve spent a few years in a real job first, making real money and leaving a gold lining on your resume should your entrepreneurial follies not turn into the next big thing, or any thing at all ” J R

Re: “ WEISSMANN | Reasonable Doubt,” Opinion April 15, 2016

Alas,

the Big Apple is finally a political epicenter in national politics Given a prolonged Democratic race that few foresaw mere months ago, along with the potential for a contested convention on the Republican side, New York finds itself playing host to scrambling candidates grasping to secure delegates Though Manhattan typically provides substance for a national media, it is the surrounding countryside that the candidates have crisscrossed the state to reach

If you ’ ve happened upon Republican front-runner Donald Trump (R?) or insurgent Democratic candidate Sen Bernie Sanders (I-Vt ) in the Upstate area over the past weeks, chances are you ’ ve heard about how the elites and/or wealthy have corrupted and perverted our supposed democratic nominating system Take Trump in reference to a would-be contested contention, “But I will say this: It’s a rigged system It’s a crooked system It’s 100 percent crooked ” Or Trump on Sanders, “So I watch Bernie, he wins He wins He keeps winning, winning And then I see, he’s got no chance They always say he’s got no chance Why doesn’t he have a chance? Because the system is corrupt This is a crooked system, folks ” While presenting the conventions as a puppet show with elites as the string pullers furthers the outsider narrative both candidates have thus far employed, the simple truth is that our presidential nominating system is not in conflict with, or rigged against, the governing system of the nation

Each party has unique nominating processes that detractors claim as undemocratic; critics of the Democratic system highlight superdelegates delegates unbound to any candidate by state results and those of the Republican counterpart point to states such as Colorado and Wyoming, which forgo a voter-driven primary or caucus and opt instead for nominating conventions where representatives chosen by attendees at earlier district-level caucuses elect the delegation to the GOP convention in July Incorporating aspects of representative democracy into the nominating process supposedly serves as irrefutable evidence that the process is rigged against the people and towards the powerful and rich While these inconsistencies with pure democracy may be grounds for legitimate concern in another governing system and this may seem elementary we do not reside in a nation governed by pure

democracy In grade school, the term is ‘representative democracy ’ Officially, the Central Intelligence Agency lists the United States government as “ constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition ” Not only does recognizing the United States political system as nondemocratic render any discussion of technically undemocratic nominating procedures moot, said nominating procedures are a relatively delicate burden on democracy and exist to protect the party from potentially radical and disastrous candidates While complex and multi-layered, parties have elected leadership that, by definition of the position, serve to mold the party and its policies as well as candidates to their preference Leadership is accountable to other facets of the party voters, organized groups, influential partisan

the congressional level and as proportional on the statewide results Others appropriate delegates as proportional unless a single candidate clears a vote threshold usually 50 percent in which case the candidate wins the entire delegation of the state Complex rules don’t thwart the will of the people a will which, due to a combination of citizenship, adulthood/legal voting status and social contracts, consents itself to representation that is sometimes manifested in lower-level elected officials and other times in the rules and procedures of the parties we vote for they reward candidates that allocate resources effectively and to a specific end, a skill that may prove useful for an eventual president Superdelegates are previous party leaders and elected officials of distinguished ilk, all members of the sitting

The simple truth is that our presidential nominating system is not in conflict with, or rigged against, the governing system of the nation.

media in that they must keep all satisfied, not in an abstract commitment to democracy, but to maintain said leadership position Parties are not servants to the people aside from service that must be provided to create incentive to vote In that vein, parties are not bound to the will of the constituency so long as they are able to withstand potential consequences The will of the people must only be consistent with systems of government in the abstract The Democratic and Republican parties are not the government of the country, they are in control of the government of the country in that the people largely elect politicians with allegiances to either party, providing comfort and a degree of safety to the people and legitimacy and financing to the candidate who is simply renting an infrastructure

Under guidelines provided by the Democratic Party, candidates are generally awarded delegates on a basis proportional to that of the statewide primary or caucus Republican procedures are a bit trickier, with candidates earning delegates on a proportional basis or by statewide winner-take-all, and sometimes both; certain states distribute delegates as winner-take-all on

Democratic congressional fleet, current Democratic governors and are pragmatically irrelevant Superdelegates haven’t determined the outcome of a Democratic primary since 1984, the year they were first introduced and helped Walter Mondale secure a first-ballot nomination that he likely would have won anyway Without superdelegates Hillary Clinton still leads Sanders by a larger margin among pledged delegates than President Obama led Clinton by at this point in 2008

Claiming the parties rig the process by establishing publicly known nominating procedures is akin to claiming the NFL rigs playoff games by authorizing officials to keep the game on track It’s their league, they can decide what to do with it, and the participants of said league are bound by such decisions so long as they continue participating with free will Claiming the parties implement procedures that aren ’ t always purely democratic is akin to claiming the NFL is a danger to safety; that’s kind of the point

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Everybody Wants Some!!:

A N e w C o l l e g e C l a s s i c

BY MARK DISTEFANO Sun Staff Writer

Ev e r y b o d y Wa n t s S o m e ! ! , t h e l a t e s t b y R i c h a rd

Linklater, that great subtle anthropologist of the mundane and the minute, concerns a bunch of douchebag jocks The entire movie is a prolonged testosterone-driven hunt for T & A, with lots of beer and competitive ball-busting in between Ever y character in the movie is a derelict, a meathead or a womanizer

I loved ever y single minute of it The movie is a joyride, ever y bit as good as Linklater’s perennial high school classic Dazed and Confused, and is destined to become one of the great American collegiate slacker films, up there with Animal House Not one agreeable character in the film, and yet it’s a blast What accounts for this is Linklater’s master y of subtle character development, when it comes to both writing and filming choices He captures the humanistic details of characters who might be outwardly quite unseemly Here we ’ re dealing with the types of cocky athletes who used to beat guys like me up (I gave up hope of becoming a baseball star when I stopped growing at 5 foot 6) But

Linklater is so gifted at making them relatable and three-dimensional, that he makes homunculi like me fall in love with them

Boy, does this film make a graduating senior like myself jealous If your first weekend at college was this good, you’d never want to go home It’s an idealized world Linklater presents us with no one, not at Cornell or any other university, has the good for tune to have a time as perpetually fun as these studs, but I’ll settle for watching them enjoy it

Freshman Jake (Blake Jenner) comes to college with a crate of records in the backseat of his station wagon and “My Sharona” slammin’ on the radio It’s August 1980 and there’s T-minus 72 hours before class enough time to get loaded multiple times, hit a club or five, scrimmage on the ball field, meet a potentially long-term girlfriend and maybe even fall in love with her Like I said, it’s an idealized world Jake’s teammates are a bunch of hardcore alphas, for whom ever ything ping pong, slaps, beer chugging, getting laid is a competition, and anyone who falls behind in any context is mocked mercilessly All are terrified of anyone sensing the slightest chink in their machoness and cover with constant jokes and ribbing Remember, Linklater

is a bona fide anthropologist, and this movie doesn’t only invite us to tag along with these guys, it also dissects them their behavior is fascinating Nerds will be hunched over their notebooks in the theater, scribbling down tips on how jocks appeal to the opposite gender oh, special cologne, that’s how it works; interesting! That these studs remain so likable and don’t turn the audience off is again a tribute to Linklater, and to the endearing per formances of these strapping young lads There’s too many of them to keep track of, but amongst the per formers who stick out in memor y is Glenn Powell as Finnegan, the notorious wisecracker who turns ever ything into a laugh Tyler Hoechlin picture the little boy from Road to Perdition; remember him? wait till you see him now plays Glen, captain of the team, an Achilles-type who can slice a fastball in half with an axe and is one of the sorest losers ever Zoey Deutch plays Beverly, the thespian queen whom Jake is beginning to fall for She’s enchanting if you think it’s a sitcom-type, listen to a per fectly titillating scene between her and Jake towards the end of the movie Floating in the pool three hours before class, she and Jake discuss what Jake’s common app essay was about He tells her it was about the curse of Sophocles, but that he added his own perspective to it He feels the gods actually blessed Sophocles by giving him something to strive for, and that’s what ever yone tr uly wants out of life for him, it’s baseball. Beverly is impressed, and so are we What begins as something charming quietly grows into something rather profound

That’s true of the scene and of the movie Some of these guys might seem like brainless deadbeats with nothing on their mind but ballgames and getting some, but with Linklater it’s never that simple For one thing, it’s not all fun Linklater has pointed out that in Dazed and Confused, there’s a sort of underlying cruelty beneath all the rosy nostalgia There’s some nasty hazing routines Jake has to endure at the hands of his teammates, which is a familiar threat to many of us who’ve tried to join a winners’ circle But under the surface these dudes might just be as wise and philosophical, with as much of a highly developed internal life as Linklater himself

P S This film is also a spiritual successor to Boyhood, and it’s as good as that one too

Ever ybody Wants Some!! starts at Cinemapolis on April 22

Mark Distefano is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mdistefano@cornellsun com

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The spite of his words is offset by a hazy, sluggish beat made by Collins himself, who handles the production on Nat Love, the album “Stupid Rose” is from The song smoothly blends the slow funk of 90s-emulating ar tists with the singsong deliver y of Young Thug or Future, although he doesn’t drench his voice in Auto-Tune like they do, and sticks to a rhythmic str ucture more than they do The effect is similar to Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” and even borrows its plink-plink steel dr um bumps for its own chor us “Stupid Rose” reveals its latent grandiosity near the end, with a woozy Frank Oceanstyle chor us of floating voices intoning while Collins sings, “I just want to make your soul come out of your body ”

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game out in the ninth, and Cornell held on to win 4-3 to take the series

Pepicelli said he was proud of the way his team stayed in it the whole way, despite being down “This game speaks to the toughness of the group that they’ve been tough all year I’m proud of that ”

Rutherford finished the day going a perfect seven-for-seven with three RBI He totaled 11 hits in the four games Though he struggled at the plate before this weekend , he said he now feels dialed in

“I felt good up there,” Rutherford said “It’s kind of been a struggle the last few weeks so it was nice to help the team win ”

Rutherford said he was happy with the series win, but did not expect any less

“[Winning 3 of 4] is huge That was what we came in this weekend hoping to do,” he said “We expect to win every game so this isn’t surprising We’ve proven that when we play at our standard, we can be a very competitive ball club day in and day out ”

Cornell is now 5-5 in the Ivy League and sits in second place in the Lou Gehrig division behind Princeton Next up, Dartmouth comes to town for a pair of games starting Wednesday at noon

The quick turnaround is not ideal, but Pepicelli said he knows it will not be an issue

“It’s tough but they’re in the same boat too, ” Pepicelli said “It won ’ t be easy but we’ll be ready come Wednesday ”

Red Splits With Columbia

Murray has also come alive offensively for the Red recently, knocking in four RBI for the Red

many close losses But now, the offense, sparked by some returns from injury, appears to be firing on all cylinders

Freshman infielder Kim Dolhon’s return to the lineup has bolstered the Cornell offense, according to Farlow Dolhon hit two home runs in the series with Albany

“Kim’s been battling injury all year so it’s nice to get her back on the field,” Farlow said “She’s providing good defense at shortstop and her bat has added depth to our line-up ”

Sophomore infielder Megan

Over the weekend, the Red split a four-game series with Columbia On Saturday, Cornell won the first match up, 6-3, before falling in the second game, 11-4 On Sunday, Cornell lost a tightly contested game, 4-3, before going on to win the final game of the series, 7-2

Cornell produced a balanced offense throughout the weekend, with junior outfielder Jessica Bigbie and senior infielder Emily Weinberg leading the way In the first game of the series, Bigbie tallied three hits, two RBI and two runs scored In the final game of the series, Weinberg added three hits, one RBI and one run scored

The past six games have been significant for the Red for several reasons Not only did the team come away with four victories, the Red also learned a lot about what it takes to perform consistently and the concentration needed to sustain a positive stretch of play, according to Farlow “ Those games showed how well we have to play in order to walk away with [wins],” Farlow said “ They also showed that offensively, we need to make quick adjustments to the opponent ’ s pitchers ” Cornell will bring its confidence and experience into road series with Binghamton (21-12, 72 America East) and Penn (15-19, 3-9)

“We need to continue to play aggressively,” Farlow said “ We need to be a threat offensively to help support our pitchers and the rest of the defense ” Cornell has shown over the past six games that it has the offensive talent to produce solid run support After a rocky start t o t h e s e a s o n , C o r n e l l n ow appears capable of being competitive with ever y opponent on its schedule

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Heavyweights Take Third Straight Goes Cup

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

Watching the tape of one of his boats’ races, Cornell men ’ s rowing head coach Todd Kennett said he was impressed with the men ’ s power, but upset at their form and decision-making Nevertheless, he was well aware of how well his boats had raced this past weekend His team defended its grasp on the Goes Cup and Stagg Points Plate over Syracuse and Navy

“This is the first time since [the 1970s] that we won three years in a row, ” he said

All three Red rowing teams were in action this last weekend In addition to the heavyweight men, the women raced

at the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina and the men ’ s lightweight men competed at Princeton and Yale

For the men ’ s lightweight team, the varsity eight lost two consecutive matchups for the first time in four seasons The Red’s varsity eight had been ranked No 1 in the country coming into the weekend Overall, Cornell boats won three of five races against the Tigers on Saturday and four of five against the Bulldogs on Sunday

The No 8 men ’ s heavyweight varsity eight was victorious on the Severn River in Saturday morning For Kennett, it was one of many things that went right

“To win four out of five is just a great overall team effort,” Kennett said

In particular, Kennett was pleased to see “complete” races from some of of his boats He said he saw improvements from the last time they had competed two weeks ago

“For a couple of races, especially the varsity race, we had a far more complete race than we did at Harvard,” Kennett said

Overall, considering the intimidating nature of lining up in a wide river at a place steeped in history like Navy, Kennett said he was impressed with how his team was able to put together good races

“To get yourself to zone out is a really hard this to do,” he said

This next weekend against Nos 1 and 3 in the country, Yale and Princeton, respectively, will be another excellent test for his team, according to Kennett He said his boats did a good job not worrying about position and sprinting out of the gates at Navy, and this will be simarly important against the Bulldogs and Tigers

“We need to make sure we race our boats,” Kennett said, adding, “[This weekend] is a stepping stone What can we tweak to go even faster?”

In Clemson, the women ’ s team competed against a large number of teams, including several teams the Red does not see too often Considering the level of competition, the Red had strong results, according to head coach Liz Dennison

“With 20 teams at the race, and many of them ranked in the top 20 in the country right now, the atmosphere was extremely competitive and exciting , Dennison said “It was also great to race six or seven boats across, which is a different type of challenge than racing just one or two other teams for both the rowers and especially the coxswains ”

In addition, the Red went faster as the weekend went on Dennison said the team is honing in its form with the regular season starting to draw to a close

“A goal we set for team was to stay internal and focused on our own speed over the course of the weekend,” Dennison said “We can only control how we perform, not the speed of anyone else The student-athletes did a great job with that, and all boats had marked improvement race to race ”

Dennison said her team is working hard to finish the season strong

“Our challenge will be to remain focused on what we can do every practice to optimize our individual and collective speed before the end of the season, ” she said “Consistency and focus each day will be key ”

Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun com

Cornell Runners Sweep 1500m Podium

By JESSICA BROFSKY Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men ’ s and women ’ s track and field teams had great success this weekend at Bucknell at the Bison Outdoor Classic, an invitational that is among the largest in the Nor theast The women ’ s team won four events and had almost 40 top 10 finishers in the meet Additionally, the men ’ s team had six event wins

On the men ’ s team, Cornell’s r unners swept the podium for the 1500-meter The times were good enough to all place in the top 5 all time for the program

Junior David Taylor’s time on the 10K earned him first among collegiate athletes in the race His time of 29:14 07 now ranks four th in program

“ The men ’ s 10K was amazing,” said senior Kristen Niedrach “After 25 laps on the track, David Taylor continued r unning into the arms of his teammates who were freaking out No better way to

end the night ”

This sor t of energy seemed to span the entire weekend, fueling the athletes to be at their best, according to Niedrach

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Niedrach said “ The team really kicked things off on Saturday night leading to some breakthroughs on Sunday as well ”

Niedrach credited the team ’ s many practices this spring for the weekend’s success According to Niedrach, these practices allowed the athletes to work together as a team and push each other to be their best

“ We worked together in our races just like we have been in practice and we were able to take each other to some speedy times,” Niedrach said

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Once again, junior Rudy Winkler set the school record in hammer throw, and, with his toss of 72 36 meters, he currently sits in third in the nation

As the season star ts to draw to a close, the athletes set their sights on Heps on May 7 and 8 at Princeton

“Only three weeks until Heps, so we ’ ve built really strong bases and now we just need to sharpen up for championship season, ” Niedrach said Heps is the last hurdle for both the men ’ s and women ’ s teams This competition is what they look for ward to their entire seasons, according to senior Matt Crawford

“ We are coming into the final meets of the season so it is go-time,” Crawford said “I am looking to end my senior season on a high note and come away with a Heps team title Our team has had lots of success already this season and we can ’ t afford to become complacent We must continue to train at the highest level possible and not make mistakes ”

Jessica Brofsky can be reached at jbrofsky@cornellsun com

Outdoor season | Up next for the Red is the Princeton Invitational next weekend

C.U. Continues Upward

Trend With Series Split With Columbia at

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell women ’ s softball had its best stretch of the 2016 season this past week, winning four of its past six games against Albany (2411, 7-0 America East) and Columbia (11-26, 4-8 Ivy)

Cornell (8-22, 3-9) squared off against Albany on Wednesday, winning the first matchup, 6-3, and exploding offensively for a 142 victory in the second game Dominant pitching from sophomore Maddie Orcutt and senior Meg Parker kept a talented

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Albany offense from tacking on runs Both pitchers worked around several jams to prevent the Greyhounds from rallying The Red also produced a solid defensive effort and continued its trend of constant improvement in the field

“Our defense has sharpened up and we continue to hit the ball with power, ” said head coach Julie Farlow ’97

Cornell had struggled to produce efficient run support early in the season, which contributed to

Brian Earl Named Men’s Basketball Head Coach

By ADAM BRONFIN

Sun Sports Editor

Cornell Athletics selected Princeton associate head coach Brian Earl to be the 22nd head coach of the men ’ s basketball team on Monday The move follows last month’s decision to par t ways with former head coach Bill Cour tney after six straight losing seasons

“ B r i a n E a r l w a s c h o s e n from a large pool of ver y qualif i e d c a n d i d a t e s t o l e a d t h e Cornell basketball program to sustained success on the cour t and in the classroom,” Athletic Director Andy Noel said in a statement

coach With Earl, the Tigers have posted seven straight winning series

Earl also ser ved as recr uiting coordinator at Princeton, and while he was with the program, a total of 16 players earned all-Ivy honors In a FoxSpor ts poll of Ivy coaches in November 2010, Earl was named the leagues top assistant

Earl, who primarily worked with the Tigers’ defense, coached at Princeton for nine years The Tigers finished the 201516 season with a 12-2 record, good for second in the league Earl joined the team

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Starting fresh | Brian Earl will become the head of the men’s

which has not posted a winning season in six years

In a statement, Noel praised Earl’s familiarity with the Ivy League’s unique balance of academics and athletics

“[Earl] also fully understands the challenges student-athletes face at an elite academic institution,” Noel said “I could

not be more excited for our players and fans regarding the future of Cornell basketball ”

Adam Bronfin can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

Rutherford’s Huge Weekend Powers Baseball to Three Wins

Junior frst baseman notches 11 hits in 14 at bats to help Cornell earn series win over Columbia

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Staff Writer

Timely hitting and solid pitching carried the Cornell baseball team to a series win over the defending Ivy League champions and interstate rival Columbia this past weekend Cornell (12-14, 5-5 Ivy) split Saturday’s doubleheader before sweeping the twin bill on Sunday over the Lions (10-21, 48), improving to 500 in league play

Head coach Dan Pepicelli said he was pleased with his team ’ s performance

“I’m definitely proud of the guys I thought they did a really great job of competing,” he said

Although Columbia has had its fair share of struggles in the 2016 campaign, beating the defending champions is always an accomplishment

“I’m excited about the weekend overall,” Pepicelli said “Columbia is a fantastic program a proud program so it’s good to get in here and play up to our standards to take the series ”

After beating Binghamton on Wednesday, Cornell sent junior right-hander Paul Balestrieri to the

mound for game one on Saturday Balestrieri went six strong innings, holding the Lions’ offense to just two earned runs on five hits

The Red trailed twice early on but a two-run triple from sophomore Dale Wickham in the third gave Cornell its first lead of the game Junior first baseman Cole Rutherford added a two-run homerun in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth to widen his team ’ s lead Junior Rob Pannullo closed it out on the mound for Cornell The Red won 9-3

Pepicelli gave the nod to junior right-hander Tim Willittes to start

game two, but Willittes could not solve Columbia’s offense on Saturday

After Rutherford’s RBI single in the first gave the Red an early lead, the Lions roared back in the top half of the second with six runs on six hits to c h a s e W i l l i t t e s after just an inning and two-thirds Columbia would tack on four more in the third and held on to the comfortable lead for a 14-4 win over Cornell The Red managed 12 hits in the loss but could not piece together the rally it needed

two more before closing out Columbia for the 7-4 win

Hours later, looking to avoid another double-header split, junior Peter Lannoo gave Cornell just

“Columbia’s a fantastic program ... so it’s good to get in here and play up to our standards to take the series ” D a n P e p i c e l l i

what was needed, pitching into the eighth and allowing just three runs, all of which came in the first Pepicelli commended his starter on making a key adjustment after a rough opening frame

On the following day, a sunny 70 degree afternoon on Ithaca’s Hoy Field, the Cornell bats once again came alive and powered the Red to the series win The trio of sophomore starter Justin Lewis and relievers Michael Byrne and Pannullo pieced together a solid pitching performance for Cornell whose offense put up seven runs on eight hits

After falling behind 1-0, junior shortstop Frankie Padulo launched a three-run homer down the left field line to give Cornell a 4-1 lead

The Lions got three back in the fifth to regain the lead, but the Red offense was not nearly finished Rutherford ripped an RBI double to score sophomore catcher Ellis Bitar, and freshmen Mark Fraser knocked Rutherford in to give Cornell a 5-4 lead The Red added

“They were on his fastball in the first inning,” Pepicelli said “But he just changed gears a little bit and started going off speed some more with his changeup Pete gave us a really quality start after that ”

For much of the game, Columbia’s pitching stymied the Red offense, and Cornell managed just one run through the first six innings But the middle of the order woke up with two outs in the seventh, and tied the game at three With Rutherford on second, Wickham singled to center, and Rutherford narrowly beat a strong relay throw home to give the Red its first lead of the game

“Up to that point, we didn’t have anything going offensively, but the seventh was huge for us, ” Pepicelli said